Balancing machine



A1@ 23, 19321 R. r-:. .JQHNSQN 1,873416 BALANcmG MACHINE Filed Feb. 18. 1950 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Inventor R zzen. Jah-asa n #attorney Allg. 23, 1932. R E, JQHNSQN 1,873,416

BALANCING MACHINE Filed Feb. 18, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Hl'llllIllilllllllllllllllHl Inventor Ruben E. Johnson le ifocation and atenteci ug.` N23,

Application meri. iebmirif' 18,19% serie-i 42mm.

My invention feieteefe beIeneing-meeifies and is in the nature of am riipoyenet if; -ti b'zniancin@ machine discios'ed in rted Stitte's Letters ement No.- V1,481,785 issued te Nicheze' sui-tatie supporting devices ef e "nove-1 eestruction and arrangement Whefebjf tiiiif to alternately @Seil-fette* in two deges of geelf dem either of which maty Be suppisse'd at 20 Wi11 ,so that the machine elemert'iinyfl test'- of freedom wil show: wl'ether' or not" 11* the Another objeet iis' r1:0* provide means jdr perfect byfi'feteeleplateee eid: 7. The Shaft. il isi ffeefqeeei'ifieiee in Ythe b-eerge 2' mais., i key' e is iiepe in keyiv "ye'e'ut in the' yoke te' the 1. Fiemged pel'eefiee' etnie@ 80 tfefed iff Fig-e. mi Seite fis-elm@ the vus fto be tested, as shown in Figs. 6 and 7.

' which mueras' adapted to'beadjuste'd both vertically and horizontally to bear against the end of the shaft of the machine element 19.

i' The vertical adjustment is accomplished by loosening clamping screws and sliding rod 22 vertically in adjusting block 20. When the desired height has been reached clamping f screws 25 are secured. The horizontal moven mentor adjustmentof said roller is accomi plished by loosening clampingscrews 24 and slidably adjusting block 2O along rods 21.,l

Whenv the proper adjustment has been olo-V -tained'clamping screwsr24 yare secured. In this'connection it is Vto bek notedthatfthe`r clamping action of screws 24 and 25 is made lzu possible bysuita'bly slotting block 2O andallowing the sections thus separated to be 'f clampedrigidly against the respective rods Vso 21 and 22. Rods 21 are supported 'on pedestal 10, preferably bysuitable releasable clamp means. VBasedupon the assumption that it is physically impossible to so accurately alignl rollers 18 as to prevent any endwise travel or crawling'l of thema'chine element being tested, this'element is revolved in a direction to cause the endwise travel to be toward thrust roller 23. Byrevolvingmachine element 19 in the proper directionrwhich mayreadilybe deterj v gauges ofordinary and wellknown construction ,that are here used for vthe purpose of ldeterminingby reading the amplitude of the mined by trial, roller 23 will therefore pref` ventany endwise movement of 'said element.

Vertical brackets 35 are rigidlyV secured to the base plate 6. Threadably mounted on the upper end of the brackets 35 are two screws r28.A Stop screws 29 are threaded through the screws 28.` Mounted on the end of; the screws 28k are two springs 27 which bear against' the'two forks" of the Vyoke 9.

' Theamount of compression of springs 27 is adjustable by means of thescrews-28. j The stop screws A29 serve either to limit the amplitude of vibration of thevyoke 9 with its asso-H ciated parts or to lock the yoke 9 and'its associated part-s against the-brackets 35 and thus constrain the frame 9 fromvoscillating.

` Mounted Afon 'the upper extremity of the varms of-thel yoke 9 are the screws 31 and threaded` therein are screws 32 which are 'adapted to bear against both sides of .the ver-- amplitude ofvibration of the vertical arm 1.5"

Y or to lock said arm withthe yoke 9. Y

A flat bar 3,3"is ixedly and non-'rotatively secured to the spindle 12 and servesA as apen- Adulum arm for supporting two similar,V

A 1,873,416 Y Y Avdrive-shaft 26 is mounted in 'the brackets 4- and 5 and carries ltwo pulleys'36 `and 37. vThe pulley 36 may be connected by afbeltl to any, desired source of power, such as an electric motor capable of revolving at force to counterbalance the centrifugal forces that are created". by the unbalance in the machine ele'ment that is vbeing vtested. Said clamp comprises corresponding jaws 39. An

adjust-,able member 40 of known weight and dimensionsis threadedly'disposed'on a spindle41 thatiscentrally threaded-into one of said jaws while a 'counterweightu rspindle 42, that is designed toeXactly counterbalance the combined weights of the member 40 and spindle 41, when lthe clamp is adjusted to a shaft of any size, is correspondingly threaded into the other jaw. The` jaws are connected by two `corresponding bolts 43 for securing the balancing clamp on yshaftsor other ma- Vchine elements of various dimensions as'will be understood. n Y Y vThe numerals 44 and 45 designate dial vibrations that are `set up in testing machine elements as more fully, hereinafter set forth.

.vari-able speeds, whilepulley 37 is connected Y In the. practical application ofmy device j its operation is asfollows Y The shaft'of machineeleinent 19 to betest-v ed is plalced'upon the rollers 18, `aslshown with'one end of said ,shaftubearing upon Vthe" Vroller 23 therebyl preventing anyfmovement en'dwise., If it is `found that the machine element'is not/level the uneveness may be ad-- j usted-:by puttingshims under Vthe U shaped blocks 16. y.The set screws32 are now screwed down kso that they =each bearv against the -vertical arm 15 thus locking thefoscillatory `vertical arm 15 against movement. The stop screws 29 .located on the "upperend of the brackets l35 are retracted so as topermit the yoke 9 and associated shaft 48 to oscillate on the shaftbearings 2 and 3. The balancing clamp, shown Figs. 4 and 5, having pre-` viously been placed upon one end of the shaft caused to operate the drive shaft 26 through the pulley.` 36 driving 'the pulley 37and the machineelement19 through the belt 38 and shaft of thegmachine element., By successive noY Vof the machine element.`VV The power is then guaine trials with the balancing clamp secured various positions angularly about the'shaft and ,after `the clamp lWeight 40 has been properly adjusted radially along spindle 41 ythe balancing clamp Will be finally brought t0 a Vcondition Where the. same Willcounteract any static unbalance existing in the machine element 19. The speed of rotation may be varied by `any Well known means, not shown, to ,approximate the speed of rotation of said machine element to that of the period of free oscillation of the yoke 9 and :the parts carried thereby. The shiftable Weights 34 provide means for varying the period of free oscillation of the yoke 9 and the parts carried thereby by changing `the moment of inertia.

The springs 27 Which serve to normally maintain the yoke 9 in a central location may be varied in the tension by means of the sere-Ws 28 so as to adjust the same tothe desired period of free oscillation and thus facilitate the ready observation of the desired standard 4of unbalance which is indicated by the dial gauge 4,4. l

After the angularlocation and extent of the static unbalance existing` in the machine element 19 has been indicated by observing the angular location of the counterbalancing device and also measuring the amount of offcenter adjustment thereof, the static unbal- When the machine element 19 has thusy been brought to a condition of substantially perfect static balance, it is again replaced in the machine and the set screws 29 are then screwed `against the yoke 9 to thus lock the same against oscillation and the set'screws 32 carried at the upper end of the yoke 9 are then retracted so as to permit the end of the shaft supported by the rollers 18 to oscillate latterly. rlhe universal balancing device is again placed in position on the end of the shaft of themachine element nearest to the yoke 9 and said machine element is again rotated in the same manner as before mentioned and the angular location and extent of dynamic unbalance existing therein is then ascertained through successive trial and by angular and ofl'center adjustment of the universal balancing device. The moment of inertia of the vertical arm and the parts carried thereby may be varied by shift-ing' the Weights 3a'- on the flat bar 33, and the springs 30 which normally serve to locate the vertical arm 15 in a central position may be varied in their tension by the adjusting screyvs 31 so as tofsynchronize the period of free oscillation of the vertical arm 15 and the parts carried thereby With the speed of rotation of the machine element 15, e

When the universal balancing device is finally brought to a condition Where the existing dynamic unbalance is substantially counteraocted,the angular and longitudinal position of the saine is observed, as Well as the amount of offcenter-displacement thereof, i

so that the operator may then determinethe =emiivalent amount '0f material .to be removed or ,added at proper places to eliminate said dynamic imbalance.

'lt will 4be obvious that Vl have provided a @balancingY mach-ine in which the location and value of both static and dynamic unbalance .existing a rotatable machine element may be `readily determined and 'said machine `embodies supporting devicesv Which lare -so 'arrange-d and constructed that the machine relement may he easily permitted v,to ,alternatively oscillate in two degrees 'of freedom, :either of Which may be controlled -at ,Will by the y,operator and Whichembodies accessible means .tor completely lsynclinonizing' the .period ,of

rota-tion of the machine-element bein@` tested l so that :accuracy :Will be insurede twill Vbefohvious from the foregoing that l haveJ provide-Xda balancingVm-achine `that is novel in its plan of construction and'is so arranged `that all adjustments to be made thereon are Within easy reach of the operator and said machine Willsupport .and rotate machine elements having verylarge dimensions, Vin .both length :and diameter. i. i

Wha-t I claim isz- 1. A balancing machine for determining the location and value of. static and dynamic imbalance vexistingl in a rotatable ma.chineele ment, embodying a horizontal shaft, antifriction bearing means supporting said shaft for free and ,ea-sy oscillation, an upright yoke se- ,curedto said sha-it, an upright pedestal se- .cured'to said shaft in spaced relation from said yoke, and means for rotatably supporting a machine element from said pedestal. and ,said yoke. f i

2. 'A balancing machine for determining thelocation and value of static and dynamic imbalance existing in a .rotatable machine element, embodying .a horizontal shaft, antifriction bearings supporting said ysha-ft for oscillation, an upright yoke secured to :said shaft, an upright pedestal secured to .sai-d shaft in spaced relation from said yoke, means for rotatably supporting a machine element from the upper portion of said pedestal and said yoke and means for rotating said machine element. Y

3.. A balancing machine fordeterrnining the value of static and dynamic imbalance existing in .a rotatable machine element, embodying a horizontal shaft, ball bearings supporting the ends of said shaft for free and easy oscillation, an upright pedestal and an upright yoke secured to said shaft and ad-V justable along said shafttowardA and 'away f' as from each other, means for maintaining cor rect alignment of said pedestal and said yoke on said shaft, means for rotatably supporting machine element at the upper ends of said yoke and said pedestal', and means forrotating said machine element.

4; A balancing machine for'determining the value of rstatic and'dynamic unbalance existing in a rotatable machine element, embodying a horizontal shaft, antifriction bearings supporting the ends of said shaft for free and easy oscillation, a yoke secured on said shaft near one end, a pedestal secured on said shaft and adjustable along said shaft toward and away from said yoke, means on said pedestal and said yoke for supporting a machine element for rotation on a horizontal axis, and means for rotating said machine element.

5. A balancing machine for determining the value of static and dynamic unbalance existing in a rotatable machine element, embodying a horizontal shaft, antifriction bearings supporting said shaft for oscillation, an upright yoke ixedly secured to said shaft, an upright pedestal non-rotatably secured to said shaft and spaced from said yoke, a vertical armpivotally mounted on -said yoke and means on the top end of said pedestal and said vertical arm respectively for rotatably supporting a machine element.

6. A balancing machine for determining the value of static and vdynamic unbalance existing in a rotatable machine element, em-

bodying a horizontal shaft,V antifriction bearings supporting said shaft for oscillation, an upright yoke ixedly secured to said shaft, an upright pedestal non-rotatably serCured to said shaft and spaced from said yoke, a vertical arm pivotally mounted on said yoke, means for limiting or entirely suppressing the vibratory movement of said Vertical arm relative to said yoke, means on said vertical arm and said pedestal for supporting a machine element for rotation on a horizontalaxis and mea-ns for rotating said inachine element. n Y

7. A balancing machine for determining thev value of static and dynamic unbalance existing in a rotatable machine element, einbodying a horizontal fshaft, antifriction bearings supporting said shaft for oscillation,l an upright yoke fixedly secured to said shaft, an upright pedestal non-"rotatably secured to said shaft and spaced from said yoke, a vertical arm pivotally mounted on said yoke, means for limiting or entirely suppressing the vibratory movement of said vertical arm relative to said yoke, means for limiting or entirelysuppressing the vibratory movement of said yoke and means for rotatably supporting a machine element from the upper portions of said vertical arm Vand said pedestal.`

. 8. Ina balancing machine for determining varms of said yoke,means for limiting or entirely suppressing the vibratory movement of said yoke, a cross bar fixedly connected with the pivot of said vertical arm, adjust'- able weights on said cross bar and means on the upper ends of said pedestal and said vertical arm for supporting a machine elefment for rotation. v

9. In a balancing machine .for deterniining the value of static and dynamicvunbalance existing in a rotatable machine element,

a horizontaly shaft, l brackets Vsupporting the ends of said shaft, an upright U shaped yoke and an upright pedestal. nonerotatably secured to said shaft and capable of adjustment along said shaft toward and away'from each other, a Vertical arm pivotally mounted by an aiitifriction bearing mid way between the rtwo arms of said yok.\, means for limiting or entirely suppressing the vibratory movement of said Avertical arm relative-to said yoke, rigid supports at the sides of said yoke, means on said supports for limiting or entirely suppressing the vibratory movement of said yoke, roller mea-ns on the top of said vertical arm and antifriction bearing said pedestal for rotatably support-ing a rotary machine element and means for rotating said machine element. Y

l0. In a balancing machine for determini'ng the location and value of static and dyr namic imbalance existing in a rotatable machine element, a horizontal shaft supported for free and easy oscillation, an upright yoke and an upright pedestal non-rotatably secured on said shaft in spaced apart relation, ine-ans for limiting or entirely suppressing` the vibrations of said yoke and pedestal,

means on said yoke and said pedestal for ro- `i tatably supporting` a machine el-ement with its axis hor1zontal,nieans for rotating said machine element, and thrust means for preventing endwise movement in one direction of said machine element.

ll, 'The apparatus as claimed in claim 10 in which the thrust means is in the nature of a roller mounted on a bracket which is horizontally and vertically adjustable and is supported from the pedestal whereby the roller may engage the end of the machine element.

12. A balancing machine for determining the location and value of static and dynamic v imbalance existing in a rotatable machine elev ment, embodying vbase means, bearing brack-V ets extending upwardly from said base means, horizontally aligned antifriction bearings in said bearing brackets, a horizontal shaft supported for oscillation in 'said antifriction bearings, an upright U shaped yoke non-rotatably secured to said shaft near one end, an upricrht pedestal non-rotatably secured to said shaft and adjustable along said shaft toward and away from said yoke, a vertical arm pivoted between thetwo arms of said yoke, means for limiting or entirelyfsuppressing vibratory movement of said vertical arm relative to said yoke, a cross bar rigidly connected with the pivoted end of said vertical arm, weights adjustable on said cross bar,

rigid supports at the sides of said yoke, means connected with said supports for limiting or entirely suppressing vibratory movement of said yoke, means for` indicating the vibration p Y of said yoke, other means for indicating the vibration of said vertical arm, roller means at the top of said vertical arm and said yoke for supporting a rotary machine element, means for preventing endwise movement in one direction of said machine element, a driving shaft journaled in said brackets just above said first named shaft, and means forV driving said machine element from said drivnamic imbalance, said clamp comprising twoV similar gaw members angularly recessed to fit cylindrical objects of different size, two similar bolts for clamping said jaw members onto a cylindrical object, an adjustable weight projecting fromV one of said jaw members and a non-adjustable counterweight projecting from the other jaw member.

14. A clamp for use with a balancing machine for determining the location and value of static and dynamic imbalance existing in a rotatable machine element, embodying two similar jaw members, an adjustable weight on one of said jaw members a non-adjustable counterweight on the other jaw member said weight and counterweight being exactly balanced irrespective of the spread of the clamp when the weight is in fully retracted position and bolts for clamping said two jaw members onto a cylindrical machine element.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

RUBEN E. JOHNSON. 

